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George Peabody Elementary School

3101 RAYDELL PL, DALLAS, TX 75211 · (972) 794-5200 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Texas public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
301 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3912%
Kindergarten3812%
Grade 14213%
Grade 23411%
Grade 33411%
Grade 43912%
Grade 54314%
Grade 64915%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
124%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
28891%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
103%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17555%
Female
14345%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
George Peabody Elementary School→Raul Quintanilla Sr Middle Steam Academy
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading28.0%31.0%22.0%19.0%
Mathematics19.0%33.0%22.0%26.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2659.0%52.0%
2024-2549.0%45.0%
2023-2446.0%51.0%
2022-2347.0%56.0%
2021-2244.0%39.0%
2020-2130.0%36.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like George Peabody Elementary School

George Peabody Elementary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
George Peabody Elementary School this school31894.7%43.3%
L O Donald Elementary School
DALLAS
32495.7%43.5%
Allen Elementary School
CORPUS CHRISTI
33196.1%25.6%
James Bowie Elementary School
DALLAS
31795.9%57.1%
W J Turner Elementary School
FORT WORTH
34193.8%24.2%
Bishop Arts Steam Academy
DALLAS
34996.0%37.3%
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where George Peabody Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Dallas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.3%#2,182 of 4,401#147 of 421
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#1,568 of 4,466
▲ 540
#113 of 429
▲ 55
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#1,510 of 4,466
▲ 1,041
#105 of 429
▲ 84
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.0pp#2,268 of 3,998#187 of 399
Enrollment
ranked largest first
318#4,084 of 4,938#387 of 448
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.5:1#2,904 of 4,622#269 of 432
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.7%#3,839 of 4,628#382 of 433
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.7%#558 of 4,789#116 of 437
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-40.6%#154 of 2,838#24 of 274
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
318
-98 (-24%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531820.515.5:195% (301)
2023-2429624.612.1:192% (273)
2022-2335925.414.1:192% (332)
2020-214163013.9:188% (367)
2017-185353316.2:190% (480)
2015-165543515.8:196% (530)
2010-115863417.2:197% (567)
2000-016933718.7:188% (611)
1990-917053719.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Peabody Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 41% (535 to 318); teachers down 38% (33 to 20.5).

About George Peabody Elementary School

George Peabody Elementary School is an elementary school in DALLAS, Texas, reachable at (972) 794-5200. The school serves 318 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.

DALLAS ISD enrolls 140,630 students, and its 240 schools include George Peabody Elementary School.

Most students at George Peabody Elementary School are Hispanic: 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% White and 3% Black. The county population is about 41% Hispanic. George Peabody Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

At George Peabody Elementary School, 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. Roughly 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in Dallas County is 18 points lower.

The allk12 Grade for George Peabody Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for George Peabody Elementary School is 33.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.3%.

In Dallas County (population about 2,621,179), median household income is about $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. George Peabody Elementary School is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County, which together enroll about 459,645 students.

The next-closest public school is Arturo Salazar Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of George Peabody Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, George Peabody Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.

George Peabody Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.

Enrollment was 416 in 2020-21 and 318 in 2024-25, a decrease of 98 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 15.5:1.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students

Quick facts

School name
George Peabody Elementary School
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
3101 RAYDELL PL, DALLAS, TX 75211
Phone
(972) 794-5200
County
Dallas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
318
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
301 (95%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001262
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About George Peabody Elementary School
How many students attend George Peabody Elementary School?
George Peabody Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does George Peabody Elementary School serve?
George Peabody Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does George Peabody Elementary School have?
George Peabody Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at George Peabody Elementary School?
Student demographics at George Peabody Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is George Peabody Elementary School in?
George Peabody Elementary School is part of DALLAS ISD.
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